Do You Remember Me?

Do You Remember Me?

Do you remember me?
You are doubtful, I can see.
It was a very long time ago.
I cherished you, don’t you know?
I was extremely shy back then.
I tried hard to be your friend.
But, mostly, I was just ignored.
I probably made you pretty bored.
I don’t think you knew my name.
Just background noise in your game.
Do you remember me?
The one who could never be free.
Always trapped by a broken heart.
Pining for you from the very start.
My mind imagined everything.
I got only what make believe could bring.
It made my life a living hell.
Even when things were going well.
I didn’t know how to break the ice.
I was afraid what I did wouldn’t be nice.
Do you remember me?
Obviously you don’t. That much I can see.
I can say it makes no difference to me.
But, you see, I have never been free.
All these years hasn’t changed a thing.
I keep hoping what the next day will bring.
You are what I have been hoping for.
I dream of you knocking on my door.
But, I know that will never happen to me.
My whole life has been a fantasy.

——————————–R.W. Johnson—–(2019)